27 Times Where We Millennials Realized We're Old

As a Millennial, we've all had moments that made us feel our age — even if we don't want to admit it. I recently asked my fellow Millennials in the BuzzFeed Community to share when they realized they're not as "young" as they once were. Here's what they had to say:

1."The day I got called ma'am and not miss. FML."

2."When a store's card payment system was running slowly I asked the young guy working there, 'What is that running on dial-up?' The lady behind me said, 'He has no idea what you're talking about.'"

—ckosturik1

3."When my daughter asked me, 'Wait, you and dad were born in the 1900s, right?'"

4."When I was a kid in the '90s, I had a Felicity American Girl Doll who lived during colonial times in the 1770s. During my American Girl heyday, the most current doll available in the historic line was Molly, who represented girls in the 1940s. This is when my grandmother would have been a young girl. I now have a daughter of my own and was looking at the American Girl site and to my utter shock and dismay, I saw that they now have a 'historic' girl from 1999!"

—sillygoat962

5."Some of my middle school students were watching early '00s music videos and Gwen Stefani's 'Hollaback Girl' came on. There was general confusion because none of them could identify what she was holding at the beginning of the music video — it was a digital camera."

6."When I didn't want to go anywhere once 6 p.m. hit. Oh, you invited me to dinner and the reservation is at 8 p.m.? Not happening. FOMO is for fools and/or people under 30."

—karaw98

"When all of a sudden you're yawning at 9 p.m."

—Anonymous

7."When I heard Blink-182 on the oldies station. I took that as a personal threat."

8."The trend of Y2K fashion. My 11-year-old niece told me I should try it because it's so cool and would suit me. I had to tell her I was alive for the first time it came around and already wore it!"

—oddprincess245

"When my teenage niece showed up to a family dinner wearing an outfit that was exactly like I wore in ninth grade."

—Anonymous from Indiana

9."When the grocery stores started playing songs I used to get drunk to at house parties."

10."All my favorite bands celebrating 20-year anniversary tours for their albums."

—rhidee

11."When I started using Urban Dictionary unironically."

12."I wholeheartedly need a laptop or computer for certain tasks rather than a mobile phone. If you buy airline tickets via mobile, you've got some balls, my guy."

—youwishyouwereme007

13."When a teenager told me they never watched Harry Potter and said it came out before they were born."

14."My 1.5-year-old woke up in the middle of the night, and I could barely get out of bed because my calf was cramping. I'm 34."

—Stephen from Virginia

15."Trying to explain Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon to someone who has never heard of him."

16."Slang that makes me say, 'Huh? What does that mean and WHY are you saying it?'"

—Anonymous from Ohio

17."A teenager I was talking to didn't know who Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were. They were such an institution in my childhood."

18."Hearing the songs I grew up with being remade."

—mushycentipede188

19."A coworker said I look 'good for my age.'"

20."Seeing music award shows and not recognizing anyone."

—Daniel from Manitoba, Canada

21."When I struggled to get back up after squatting for an extended period. My knees suck now and that was my sign."

22."When I mention seeing 9/11 as a kid people always say, 'Wait, how old are you?' or something of that nature. I work with teenagers and people in their early 20s at a coffee shop chain so every year it gets more apparent."

—Alan from New York

23."When my younger coworker tried and struggled to pronounce Avril Lavigne's name when telling me about someone selling tickets to some show but had no idea who it was. Under My Skin was my very first CD."

24."I felt super old the first time I realized my doctor was younger than me. Proved I was on the downhill slope."

—Heather from Michigan

25."When taking family photos recently, our photographer asked us what year we graduated high school. We stated 2002 in which he responded that he was 2001. We felt aligned and said, 'Oh, you graduated right before us!' He quickly corrected us by saying, 'No, I was born in 2001...' Dang it, we're old."

26."When all you see on your feed are others getting engaged, having bridal showers, showing off their baby bumps, and you're not."

—Anonymous from New York City

27."When I realized that my birth year is the first year in the Millennial generation."

Millennials, have you had a moment where you felt old? Share your experience in the comments!

Note: Some responses have been edited for length and/or clarity.